ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CARROLL COUNTY, OHIOMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

MAY 18, 2017

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : TRUSTEES – JOSEPH OWENS, JONATHAN WARD AND JOHN LITTLE. ROAD SPUERVISOR – TOM WITTS AND FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS – SEE ATTACHED PAYMENT LISTING REPORT – WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

GUESTS – GINA AND JAY – MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY – PRESENTED AN UPDATED LIST OF ROADS AND COSTS FOR THE 2017 DUST CONTROL PROGRAM AND A CORRRECTED ROAD LISTING WILL BE PROVIDED. THE BOARD SET A START DATE OF THE 2ND WEEK OF JUNE, WEATHER PERMITTING, TO BEGIN APPLICATION.

KENNETH FRASE – JUNE RD RESIDENT – PRESENTED A LETTER SIGNED BY AREA RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR CONCERN REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE HARVEST RD AND SR 171 INTERSECTION. THE BOARD WILL CONTACT AND FORWARD THE LETTER TO THE ODOT OFFICE IN CARROLLTON TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.

LARRY BITTAKER – HARVEST RD RESIDENT – HAD CONCERN REGARDING THE VACATING OF A PORTION OF HARVEST RD.

JOHN MIDAY – HARVEST RD RESIDNET – QUESTIONED THE BOARD AS TO WHERE THE PROPOSED VACATION OF A PORTION OF HARVEST WOULD BEGIN AND END ALONG HIS PROPERTY AS TO HOW IT WOULD HOW IT WOULD ALLOW ACCESS ACROSS A CULVERT TO CONTINUE ACCESS TO A PORTION OF HIS PROPERTY.

TOM PERKS – INDIGO RD RESIDENT – ASKED ABOUT THE PROPOSED VACATION OF HONOR RD AND ONCE IT IS COMPLETED WHO WOULD THE PROPERTY BELONG TO. THE BOARD INFORMED HIM THAT THE LAND WOULD REVERT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH THERE BEING NO LONGER A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR A TOWNSHIP ROAD.

ALAN WEIR – JUNE RD RESIDENT – EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE VACATION OF PORTIONS OF VARIOUS TOWNSHIP ROADS WOULD BE A DETRIMENT TO THE ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF THE TOWNSHIP.

MIKE GEISER – HALO RD RESIDENT – WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF HEMP ROAD WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM CONVENIENT ACCESS TO A FIELD ON HIS FARM. THE BOARD WILL CHECK THE STATUS AND LENGTH OF THE NON-MAINTAINED STATUS ON HEMP RD PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

JAN AND SEAN KENNEDY – BARK RD RESIDENTS – WERE CONCERNED THAT THE VACATION OF THISTLE RD WOULD BLOCK ACESS TO THE EAST END OF THEIR PROPERTY AND TO A PARCEL OWNED BY LARRY MILLER ALSO A BARK RD RESIDENT.

ALAN AND AMELIA ROHRIG – HOPE RD PROPERTY OWNERS – WERE PRESENT TO INQUIRE OF THE BOARD AS TO THE STATUS OF THEIR REQUEST TO RE-OPEN A PORTION OF HOPE RD, THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER NON-MAINTAINED STATUS, TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTY TO POSSIBLY BUILD ON. THE BOARD EXPLAINED THE TOWNSHIP’S LIABILITY STATUS REGARDING NON-MAINTAINED ROADS. THE ESTIMATE RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER TO BRING THE PORTION OF HOPE RD, UP TO COUNTY STANDARDS, TO THE NORTH EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY TO BE $100,000.00 TO $125,000.00 BUT COULD REACH $200,000.00 TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE BRIAN WALTON PROPERTY. THE TOWNSHIP BY THE OHIO REVISED CODE IS NOT ABLE TO BORROW THIS AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR A PROJECT OF THIS AMOUNT WITHOUT FIRST PLACING A BALLOT ISSUE TO THE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS TO FUND THIS PROJECT. THE ROHRIG’S THANKED THE BOARD FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR REQUEST.

RESOLUTION 19-17 J. OWENS MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION 15-17 BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING : TO INCLUDE ADDITONAL VACATING OF APPROXIMATELY .4 MILE OF HOPE RD, TR-177, FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HONOR RD, TR-176, GOING NORTH TO THE GATE AT THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE THOMAS PROPERTY. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE MOTOR ON THE EXMARK MOWER. MARTIN MAYNARD HAS BEEN ASSISTING WITH THE MOWING OF CEMETARIES.

THE BOARD IS STILL IN NEED OF PART-TIME SUMMER HELP TO ASSIST WITH ROAD WORK AND CEMETARY MOWING. ADS WILL BE PLACED AND OTHER SOURCES CHECKED TO HELP IN SECURING ADDITIONAL LABOR.

FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – UAN WILL BE DELIVERING A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM IN JUNE TO UPDATE THE CURRENT SYSTEM.

J. WARD IS TO COMPLETE THE WORKER’S COMPENSATION SAFETY SEMINAR TO KEEP THE TOWNSHIP’S GROUP RATING ELIGIBILTY.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:35 PM ON A MOTION BY J. LITTLE AND SECONDED BY J. WARD. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
TRUSTEES –

JOHN LITTLE

JONATHAN WARD

JOSEPH OWENS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE MONEY IS ON DEPOSIT OR IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTION.

FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.